I went in very skeptical because I grew up terrified of Cruella in 101 Dalmatians. The iconic version Glenn Close gave us, who could come even close to that? And while I really like Emma Stone when she got cast for the role I didn't quite see it yet but she delivered! I like to see this as a different version of Cruella, especially given how this movie ends. I'll explain it away under 'multiverse'. Similar to the Joker. This movie gave us a Cruella that felt like a hero, felt like a villain, felt like someone inspiring and powerful while also just straight up mad and psychotic. It's the kind of character I personally love. She's theatrical but done with flair. You know she's mad but the Baroness is on a level of psycho that makes you root for Cruella. Jasper and Horace are lovable as always. Just like in the 101 Dalmatians movie they are the bad guys that you can't help but love. The dalmatians come across as straight up evil. Which makes sense as we see the movie through Cruella's eyes. I have to give a huge thumbs up to the writers. The story was written well. Nice twists, creatively done and it actually does the characters justice. This could be a prequel to 101 Dalmatians but it also could be a totally different Cruella (like I said, multiverse) and I feel like the writers had respect for the original movie and us as fans. Honestly, I'm so surprised at how much I enjoyed the movie and now that I've watched it I can say; yes, Emma Stone IS a wonderfully mad Cruella.
Review by MarinkaBlockedParent2021-08-30T13:36:13Z
I went in very skeptical because I grew up terrified of Cruella in 101 Dalmatians. The iconic version Glenn Close gave us, who could come even close to that? And while I really like Emma Stone when she got cast for the role I didn't quite see it yet but she delivered!
I like to see this as a different version of Cruella, especially given how this movie ends. I'll explain it away under 'multiverse'. Similar to the Joker.
This movie gave us a Cruella that felt like a hero, felt like a villain, felt like someone inspiring and powerful while also just straight up mad and psychotic. It's the kind of character I personally love. She's theatrical but done with flair. You know she's mad but the Baroness is on a level of psycho that makes you root for Cruella.
Jasper and Horace are lovable as always. Just like in the 101 Dalmatians movie they are the bad guys that you can't help but love. The dalmatians come across as straight up evil. Which makes sense as we see the movie through Cruella's eyes.
I have to give a huge thumbs up to the writers. The story was written well. Nice twists, creatively done and it actually does the characters justice. This could be a prequel to 101 Dalmatians but it also could be a totally different Cruella (like I said, multiverse) and I feel like the writers had respect for the original movie and us as fans. Honestly, I'm so surprised at how much I enjoyed the movie and now that I've watched it I can say; yes, Emma Stone IS a wonderfully mad Cruella.